Successfully designed, implemented and maintained Ready? Set! Work...transitions program (Employment & Housing Resource Center) connecting persons with barriers to housing, employment, and training opportunities; creatively taught cognitive restructuring class (Personal Empowerment). Effectively facilitated the daily operations of program including all data input; participant tracking; call backs; processing all applicants; orientation of all applicants; maintained positive working relationship with clients, parole/probation, and department heads of the Department of Corrections; modeled professional behavior with an enrollment of seven-hundred sixty seven participants. Productively supervised and managed programming; effectively facilitated and reinforced policies and procedures of organization; creatively designed and implemented curriculum; efficiently supervised program and participants to ensure quality assurance; through the use of excellent communication skills developed and maintained positive working relationships with partnering organizations Supervised and managed the daily operations of office. Facilitated support groups whose topics included but were not limited to (parenting, self-reliance; criminal background; homelessness; relationships; anger; employment; forgiveness; retention; soft skills; and homework); re-enforced the expectations of staff and participants; designed all marketing materials. Trained and supervised staff and volunteers. Maintained positive working relationship with MCTC Human Services Program to provide volunteers (students nearing graduation in related field).

Successfully designed, implemented and maintained SONIC transitions program connecting offenders with housing, employment, and training opportunities; creatively taught cognitive restructuring class (Personal Empowerment). Effectively facilitated the daily operations of program including all data input; participant tracking; call backs; processing all applicants; orientation of all applicants; maintained positive working relationship with clients, parole/probation, and department heads of the Department of Corrections; modeled professional behavior with an enrollment of three hundred twenty nine participants. Productively supervised and managed programming; effectively facilitated and reinforced policies and procedures of organization; creatively designed and implemented curriculum; efficiently supervised program and participants to ensure quality assurance; through the use of excellent communication skills developed and maintained positive working relationships with partnering organizations; utilizing community outreach established partnership with Edina Realty, and Office Suites establishing part-time employment for participants as well as connected with donor to provide SONIC with five computers and one printer at no cost. Supervised and managed the daily operations of office. Facilitated support groups whose topics included but were not limited to (parenting, self-reliance; criminal background; homelessness; relationships; anger; employment; forgiveness; retention; soft skills; and homework); re-enforced the expectations of staff and participants; designed all marketing materials.

05/05-01/06 Twin Cities RISE!, Director of Men's Programming/ Project Re-Entry Manager, Minneapolis, MinnesotaSuccessfully implemented and maintained transitions program serving incarcerated men connecting offenders with housing, employment, and training opportunities; creatively taught cognitive restructuring class (Personal Empowerment) at Ramsey County Correctional Facility, Hennepin County Correctional Facility, and Faribault Prison; Effectively hired and supervised the daily operations of transitions staff; maintained positive working relationship with department heads of the Department of Corrections; modeled professional behavior 06/04-05/05 Twin Cities RISE!, Work skills Coach and Instructor, Minneapolis, Minnesota Through consistency build trust, developed rapport, promoted the willingness to change, and taught the skills needed to increase the stamina necessary to sustain positive change; re-enforced expectations for men on caseload; maintained daily case noting and case management; with humility taught Personal Empowerment to men and women in the Twin Cities RISE! core program; modeled professional behavior